Just about every helicopter operator is quite familiar with noise complaints. Whether it be the local news helicopter or even a medical helicopter, many people on the ground don't like the sound ...

While helicopters have long had a reputation as the most nimble of aircraft, they're also relatively slow compared to planes. That's the one drawback that the military and the flight industry seemed ...

Eurocopter announced today that it has begun test flights of the X3 demonstrator for its innovative high-speed, long-range Hybrid Helicopter (H3) concept, which combines excellent vertical takeoff and ...

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When Eurocopter signed a C$625 million ($653 million) deal back in March to buy Toronto-based helicopter and engine maintenance provider Vector Aerospace, the EADS rotorcraft division outlined three ...

In May 2012 The Aviationist covered the story of the Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma that experienced an emergency whilst ferrying oil workers from Aberdeen (Scotland) to the Maersk Resilliant and Ensco ...

Eurocopter may have to radically alter the design of its proposed X4 civil helicopter - potentially limiting use of green technologies - if the French government denies an application for financial ...

Eurocopter has announced a new pair of speed records set by its hybrid helicopter demonstrator, the X3. Piloted by Hervé Jammayrac, the X3 reached a level flight speed of 255 knots (472 km/h) over the ...

Eurocopter is reporting a new breakthrough in the test flight program for its X3 high-speed, long-range Hybrid Helicopter demonstrator. The aircraft is equipped with two turboshaft engines that power ...

The Eurocopter Group has built a mash-up of helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft--the X3--that it hopes will eventually fly at a zippy 220 knots. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology columnist ...